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handle on commission a new an extremely useful household article - a corkscrew and

spoonholder combined. Designed to draw corks from medicine bottles and hold spoon

in suspension. Sells well on sight and yields good profit. The right man can have

exclusive sales privilege in his territory. Address A. M. Irvy, Norfolk, Va.

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(interesting

to note the ad showed the name as Irvy instead of Irby).

Paul Luchsinger hosted the 2008 meeting of the International Correspondence of

Corkscrew Addicts (ICCA) in Williamsburg, Virginia. He scoured all of his corkscrew

hunting grounds for the Irby patent without success. Not one to give up, however, the

resourceful Luchsinger found someone to produce the corkscrew/spoon holder. To the

delight of all attendees, he presented each with a medicine bottle complete with the

modern Irby!